British Boxing Board tells us why Olympic hero Anthony Ogogo may never fight again

If Anthony Ogogo has been registered blind, the BBBoC will not grant him a license to fight. Mark Robinson / Getty Images The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) would not grant Anthony Ogogo a license to box in the UK if he is registered blind.

The 28-year-old middleweight shot to fame during the Olympic Games in 2012, when he won a bronze medal for Team GB.

He made his professional debut one year later and amassed a run of 11 straight wins before suffering a knockout defeat at the hands of Craig Cunningham in October 2016.

Ogogo fractured his left eye socket during the loss. He had to see "10 different eye experts," according to an interview with the Lowestoft Journal, and was registered "technically blind." He even had his driving license revoked.

The injury, however, has not deterred him from his ambition to become a world champion in boxing. But if his vision does not improve, then the BBBoC would have no option but to refuse him a license to box in the UK.

Business Insider asked BBBoC general secretary Robert Smith if the board would grant Ogogo a license to box if the fighter was registered blind. The firm answer was "no."

Smith said the board has "no proof of [the recent] reports [claiming he is blind], but if something has developed the board would need to look into it."

He added that although Ogogo's injury is severe, he has previously "successfully completed all boxing board medicals."

But even if the BBBoC did ban Ogogo, he still may be able to fight. The organisation can only license fights in the UK, meaning it has no say on battles abroad. Ogogo is represented by Golden Boy Promotions, which is based in the US.